A Persian catechismПерсидский катехизис
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Each date opens its day beside the list, with these passages marked.Каждая дата открывает свой день рядом со списком, где отрывки этого автора отмечены.
2. Делать добрые дела, быть милосердным, кротким, смиренным, говорить хорошие речи, желать добра другим, иметь чистое сердце, всегда поучаться, всегда говорить правду, удерживать гнев, быть терпеливым и довольным, быть дружелюбным, стыдливым, уважительным к старым, почитать родителей и учителей — всё это друзья добрых и враги злых.
Говорить неправду, красть, нечистым взглядом смотреть на женщин, обманывать, браниться, желать зла ближнему, быть гордым, праздным, клеветником, скупым, непочтительным, бесстыдным, горячим, брать чужое, быть мстительным, упрямым, завистливым, делать зло ближнему, быть суеверным — всё это друзья злого и враги доброго.
2. To do good deeds, to be merciful, meek, humble, to speak good words, to wish good to others, to have a pure heart, always to be learning, always to speak the truth, to restrain anger, to be patient and content, to be friendly, modest, respectful to the old, to honor parents and teachers — all these are friends of the good and enemies of the wicked.
To speak falsehood, to steal, to look at women with impure eyes, to deceive, to speak abusive words, to wish evil to one’s neighbor, to be proud, idle, a slanderer, miserly, disrespectful, shameless, hot-tempered, to take what belongs to others, to be vengeful, stubborn, envious, to do evil to one’s neighbor, to be superstitious — all these are friends of evil and enemies of good.
From Parsi catechism · shortened by Tolstoy (more).
What Tolstoy read · Moncure D. Conway, The Sacred AnthologyTo do virtuous deeds, to give in charity, to be …
… to respect our parents and teachers, — all these are the friends of the good men, and the enemies of the bad men.
To tell untruths, to steal, to gamble, to look with wicked eye upon a woman, to commit treachery, to abuse, to be angry, to wish ill to another, to be proud, …
… these are all the friends of the wicked and the enemies of the virtuous.
Source text: archive.orgIn English · Dadabhai Naoroji, 1861Ans. To do virtuous deeds, to give in charity, to be kind, to be humble, to speak sweet words, to wish good to others, to have a clear heart, to acquire learning, to speak the truth, …
… to feel shame, to pay due respect to the old and young, to be pious, to respect our parents and teachers. All these are the friends of the good men and enemies of the bad men.
Ans. To tell untruths, to steal, to gamble, to look with wicked eye upon a woman, to commit treachery, to abuse, to be …
These are all the friends of the wicked, and the enemies of the virtuous.
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The words shown were found, word for word, in the saved source text. Parsi catechism, the answers on what blesses and what degrades a man.
The two lists of the Parsi catechism, through Conway ('Deeds', margin: 'Parsi Catechism. (Quoted by W. J. Potter. Free Rel. Assoc., America. 1870.)'), who prints Dadabhai Naoroji's English of 1861. Naoroji translated it from a Gujarati dialogue between master and pupil appended to the Khordeh Avesta, composed 'more than a quarter of a century ago', its author unknown to him; the Gujarati was not found. Tolstoy shortens both lists. He leaves out 'to be pious', 'and young' after 'the old', 'to gamble', 'to be angry', 'unclean', and 'to do any other wicked and iniquitous action'; 'to give in charity' becomes «быть милосердным», 'to acquire learning' «всегда поучаться», 'to commit treachery' «обманывать». «Персидский» renders Conway's 'Parsi': the catechism is that of the Zoroastrians of India.
Translation note. In the first paragraph «добрых» and «злых» are plural, good and wicked people; in the second, «злого» and «доброго» are singular, taken here as evil and good themselves.